Hey Tim, Thank you so much for your thoughts. Yes, I do like double spacing for a poem, I need time to think about the words when I read a poem and the space helps me not to rush to the next line. I think I could clump some of this, though, now you’ve got me thinking more about this. Also the last 4 lines are definitely a break with the rest because now I am comparing myself to him. And when one is caught unawares by something they thought innocuous it does break the pattern of your life. Boy, I do really appreciate your reading and thinking about my poem! What fun a blog is, eh?